Word Order
Word Order
When we make a sentence in English, we normally follow the following order. Subject + Verb + Object + Adverb Of Place + Adverb Of Time. Let's see the following example.
Subject | Verb | Object | Manner | Place | Time |
The boy | studies | English | well | at school | every day. |
The maid | cleans | the house | thoroughly | every morning. | |
John | works | hard | every day. | ||
Mary | will get married to | George | tomorrow. |
Verb + Object
The verb and the object of the verb normally go together. We do not usually put other words between them.
Verb + Object |
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Place and Time
We usually say the place before the time.
place + time |
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Adverb Of Time At The Beginning Of A Sentence
We can put the time at the beginning of the sentence.
- On Sunday I'm going to Paris.
- Every morning Paul walks to school.
Note that you cannot use early or late at the beginning of the sentence in this way.
Adverbs Before Verbs
A lot of adverbs are put before verbs.
- always
- also
- sometimes
- possibly
- probably
- often
- seldom
- never
- hardly ever
- almost
- still
- definitely
- certainly
- even
- only
Let's see the following sentences.
- Paul always walks to school.
- I also walk to school.
- He often asks me to go together.
- We never go to school by car.
Adverbs After The First Verb
When there are more than one verb, we usually put an adverb after the first verb. Let's see the following examples.
- I can never forget her. ( can = the first verb, forget = the second verb )
- She has always loved him. ( has = the first verb, loved = the second verb.)
- This house has probably been neglected.
Word Order Exercises
Exercise I
Arrange the sentences into the correct order.
- her-very-likes-John-much
- nicely-Mary-talk-can-everyone-to
- guide-our-English-spoke-fluently
- still-her-love-you-Do-?
- mosque-ever-goes-hardly-the-He-to
- seen-a-you-Have-ever-dragon-?
- never-leave-I-alone-will-you
- early-mother-morning-always-up-in-wakes-My-the
- everyone-happy-can-You-always-not-make
- want-if-in-successful-you-be-your-must-You-to-hard-always-work-be-life
Exercise II
In this exercise you have to choose the sentence with the correct word order in each number.
- a. She often goes to work by car. b. She goes often to work by car.
- a. She has always kept her secret. b. She always has kept her secret.
- a. I only can give you this book. b. I can only give you this book.
- a. I never will forget her. b. I will never forget her.
- a. She will probably come back. b. She probably will come back.
- a. I did this at home last night. b. I did this last night at home.
- a. Can you redo your work tomorrow more carefully? b. Can you redo your work more carefully tomorrow?
- a. He does his homework well at home everyday. b. He does his homework at home well everyday.
- a. Please walk to the cabin slowly. b. Please walk slowly to the cabin.
- a. She has never forgotten him up to now completely. b. She has never forgotten him completely up to now.
Answer
Exercise I
- John likes her very much.
- Mary can talk to everyone nicely.
- Our guide spoke English fluently.
- Do you still love her?
- He hardly ever goes to the mosque.
- Have you ever seen a dragon?
- I will never leave you alone.
- My mother always wakes up early in the morning.
- You cannot always make everyone happy.
- You must always work hard if you want to be successful in your life.
Exercise II
- a. She often goes to work by car.
- a. She has always kept her secret.
- b. I can only give you this book.
- b. I will never forget her.
- a. She will probably come back.
- a. I did this at home last night.
- b. Can you redo your work more carefully tomorrow?
- a. He does his homework well at home everyday.
- a. Please walk to the cabin slowly.
- b. She has never forgotten him completely up to now.
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